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PDP opposes Gill's appointment as JK Governor 8/13/2015 12:30:36 AM Javaid Naikoo Early Times Report Srinagar, Aug 12: Appointment of the former Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab PS Gill seems to have hit a road block as the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday hinted that party is not interested in Gill taking over the top post in Jammu and Kashmir. The party said its patron and Chief Minister, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, would consider all aspects before giving his final nod. The PDP's chief spokesman Mehboob Beg said that the Centre would appoint a Governor "but everything will be scrutinized by the Chief Minister before allowing anybody to hold the chair of the next Governor." Beg, while referring to close association of Gill with National Conference (NC) patron and former Chief Minister, Dr Farooq Abdullah, and his track record while working at different posts in J&K, said that he does not think Mufti would give his nod to Gill's appointment. "Keeping in view all such details associated with Gill, I don't think Mufti Sayeed will allow this to happen," Beg told Early Times. "Let us first also see how many people are in the ...   READ MORE

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NIA to shoot official letter to Pakistan Udhampur terror attack 8/13/2015 12:30:29 AM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Kishtwar, Aug 12: After getting 14 days custody of arrested Pakistani militant involved in August 5, 2015 Udhampur terror attack killing two BSF personnel and injuring 11 others, the National Investigating Agency Chief Sharad Kumar today quizzed Naved alias Qasim alias Usman Khan, a resident of Faisalabad Pakistan for two hours at Joint Interrogation Center (JIC) Miran Sahib Jammu. As per the details available with "Early Times", NIA Chief Sharad Kumar personally quizzed the arrested Pakistani militant Usman Khan who has so far given conflicting statements to the investigators. The sources said that the information given by the arrested Pakistani mili...   READ MORE   NIA chief unhappy with JK police's CI ops 'Very disturbed over presence of OGWs in Jammu region' 8/13/2015 12:30:17 AM Early Times Report jammu, Aug 12: Chief of India's National Investigation Agency (NIA) is purportedly not happy with J&K police's counter insurgency operations in the state particularly its failure to check funneling of funds to separatists groups through hawala. The NIA chief Sharad Kumar on his arrival in Jammu questioned the arrested Lashkar-e-Toiba militant Naved and was given the file of his interrogation by the team which had questioned him for about a week after the Udhampur attack on August 5. Kumar who had already been briefed about the incident and the questioning was more interested in knowing the follow up on arresting his handlers and his financers in the Valley, sources tol...   READ MORE   `Omar dis-empowered, alienated youth' 8/13/2015 12:30:06 AM Early Times Report srinagar, Aug 12: NC Working President and former Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah condemned the harassment of youth across the Valley saying such tactics would lead to further alienation and isolation. "The anti-youth tendencies of the PDP-BJP Government of Mufti Mohammad Sayeed have exposed PDP's inherent hypocrisy. Omar's concern for youth is highly appreciable but when he ran the show, the youth were at the receiving end. In his regime, the minors were detained under Public Safety Act (PSA). This was admitted by the former Union Home Secretary. Today everybody is worried about youth joining militancy. The PDP-BJP government is just five month old and such a big tra...   READ MORE   "Kashmir is Jammu & Kashmir' Nasty suggestion 8/13/2015 12:29:58 AM Early Times Report jammu, Aug 12: Opinion-makers in Kashmir Valley are not happy with the regional parties. They say they have failed to provide justice to the people of Kashmir Valley and that it is the people of Jammu region who dominate the state polity. They want these parties to be thrown out lock, stock and barrel and urge APHC-M of Mirwaiz Umar Farooq to form a regional party to end the Jammu domination over the state polity. "It's a fact that our regional parties, the NC, in particular, have failed to fight for regional aspirations. This has resulted in a strong polarization between the three regions -- Kashmir, Jammu and Ladakh. Three of us feel cheating on one another, though...   READ MORE   Minister's OSD get his siblings appointed as Standing Counsels BJP-PDP coalition follows predecessor's footprints 8/13/2015 12:29:44 AM Akshay Azad Early Times Report jammu, Aug 12: Following the footprints of their predecessor, the Ministers of Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP)-Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) coalition government, have also reportedly given free hand to their close officials, who instead of preferring talented professionals have been adjusting their relatives and trusted lieutenants on various posts. One such case, involving posting of seven Standing Counsels, came to fore recently, when the Department of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs issued orders of appointing Standing Counsels of various departments in District Doda. On August 7, 2015, Law department vide Govt. order number 2251-LD(ESTT) of 2015, a...   READ MORE   Union Minister's kin gets plum post in JU 8/13/2015 12:29:33 AM Avinash Azad/ Mohd Irfan ET Report jammu, Aug 12: The relative of a Union Minister has been elevated to a coveted post in Jammu University. Sources told Early Times that not only the administration of the university has obliged the influential candidate, but Financial Advisor also ensured his presence during the interview to please the Union Minister. Eight candidates had applied for the post of Deputy Director, Directorate of Internal Quality Assurance, and the interviews were held on August 7. "Vice Chancellor Dr R D Sharma who was also chairman of the selection committee, Financial Advisor, Registrar, and nominee Syndicate Council were members of the committee," sources said. The...   READ MORE   High command asks Sr BJP leader to perform a difficult task Kolkata lecture on Mookerjee 8/13/2015 12:29:22 AM Early Times Report jammu, Aug 12: The "directionless" BJP high command and its "confused and ambivalent" mentor RSS, which control the Kolkata-based Dr Shyama Prasad Mookerjee foundation, the other day asked the senior BJP leader to perform a very difficult task of delivering the "main lecture" on Syama Prasad Mookerjee. The minister showed courage, accepted the difficult job and today delivered the main lecture on life and history of Mookerjee, who had laid down his life in Kashmir on June 23, 1953 while fighting for "Ek Vidhaan, Ek Pradhan, Ek Nishan" and accelerating the process of the state's integration with India. Mookerjee had willfully violated the obnoxious permit system and ent...   READ MORE   Info deptt forgets Jammu youth, invites applications from PG holders only Recruitment of contractual AIOs 8/13/2015 12:29:12 AM Abodh Sharma ET Report jammu, Aug 12: Initiative of the Directorate of Information to engage Assistant Information Officers on contractual basis has left youth of Jammu at clear disadvantage against their counterparts from the Valley, generating lot of anguish and heartburn amongst them. Facing pressing staff crunch, the Directorate of information contemplated appointment of Assistant Information Officers on contractual basis as it was finding it hard to give due coverage to the activities and programs of Ministers and Government departments. The directorate invited applications from experienced individuals who possessed a master degree in Journalism and Mass Communication with flair for...   READ MORE   DySP, other Police Officers involved in land grabbing scandal 8/13/2015 12:29:00 AM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Kishtwar, Aug 12: The much publicized case of encroachment of State land in Sunjwan and Channi Himmat of Jammu has taken a new turn wherein the complainants along with several other Police Officers have been found to have encroached the allotted land in Sunjwan and also some khasra numbers of Channi Himmat. As per the details available with "Early Times", the story begins with the dispute over '8' Marlas of land of Channi Himmat village which was claimed by Ibrahim Choudhary Dy SP Crime Branch on the basis of the sale deed executed in the name of Sumit Mahajan and another side by Sultan Mohammad led enquiry to be ordered by the DC, Jammu. However, afte...   READ MORE   Militants sighted across IB, police put on high alert Intelligence agencies suggest ultras will make infiltration bids to disrupt I-Day 8/13/2015 12:28:54 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Aug 12: Following the movement of militants across the International Border (IB), police and other security agencies have been put on high alert as intelligence inputs suggest that they would make repeated infiltration attempts to disrupt Independence Day celebrations in the state. Official sources said border troops had sighted groups of militants close to the IB on the Pak side. "They were mainly sighted in Jafrwal and Ikhlaspur areas and may make attempts to sneak into the Indian territory from Hiranagar border of Kathua, Jammu, or Dinanagar, Punjab," the sources added. Police and other border troops all along the border in J&K and Punjab had been put on high...   READ MORE   Pak agents raise pro- Pak, pro-Lashkar slogans in Pulwama to appease their bosses Separatists activate henchmen to instigate people, add fuel to fire 8/13/2015 12:28:43 AM Early Times Report jammu, Aug 12: As the security forces have intensified the counter offensive against the militants, separatists in Kashmir are trying their best to utilize the opportunity to trigger unrest and somehow orchestrate street protests and provoke the security forces by instigating the people to pelt stones and attack the security force personnel. A police official while talking to Early Times said, "Whenever any encounter takes place in any of the areas, separatists activate their henchmen in that particular vicinity with a direction that they should instigate the people to stage violent protests which usually end with forces retaliating and leading to some untoward incident...   READ MORE   Dis-satisfied IGP again gets central deputation, posted in NIA 8/13/2015 12:28:32 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Aug 12: IGP Mukesh Singh has again moved to Centre on deputation and got a posting in the prestigious NIA which is probing into the recent Udhampur terror attack. Dis-satisfied over his posting, he had applied to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) for his central deputation, according to police sources. Mukesh, a 1996 batch IPS officer, has served at different positions in the state. He has also served as SSP, Jammu, but following a controversy, he had proceeded to the Centre on deputation and got a posting in NIA. During his earlier posting in NIA, he had visited the state several times on important assignments and was part of the team which had apprehended ...   READ MORE   Police, Army arrest 2 suspects near I-Day venue 8/13/2015 12:28:15 AM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Kishtwar, Aug 12: In major success ahead of Independence-Day function, vigilant troops of 8 RR and Kishtwar police arrested two terror suspects, both brothers of slain Lashkar Commander Habib Gujjar alias Salman killed in an encounter with security forces in August 2011 at Nagnigard Keshwan. As per the details available with "Early Times", after noticing the suspicious activities of two Burka (Veil) clad people dressed in women clothes, the alert troops o...   READ MORE   Amid high security alert, vendors issuing SIM cards without verification 8/13/2015 12:12:43 AM Majid Nabi Early Times Report Srinagar, August 12: At a time when security agencies are making all-out efforts to bring to an end the unauthorized use of mobile 'sim' cards in Kashmir, A distributor of leading telecom company in susceptible frontier Karnah Tangdhar is playing 'spoilsport' by issuing sim cards to fake people without verifying their credentials. Reliable sources told 'Early Times' that an authorized distributor of 'Airtel' cellular company in Karnah Tangdhar without verifying the credentials, which includes name and address of the user, has issued hundreds of connections on his own. Sources said if the situation remains same it may put the security agencies in a tricky si...   READ MORE   Funds misappropriation: RDD officials claim funds released already, Suppliers alleged non-payment of dues 8/13/2015 12:03:06 AM Arun Trisal Early Times Report Kathua, Aug 12: In an atypical incident of casual approach of concerned authorities which could allegedly be termed as financial misappropriations, the suppliers of construction material and laborers working under MGNREGA Scheme at construction of C/path, at Mohallha Manhas W-.2, Panchayat Magloor Tehsil Dinga Amb and Rural Development Department engaged in a 'verbal dual' as concerned authorities claim to have released due payment while former denies the ...   READ MORE   ACR Kishtwar constitutes four member inquiry committee Doda Paramedical colleges admission scandal 8/12/2015 11:24:43 PM ET Impact Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Kishtwar, Aug 12: In the much publicized case of Multi crore scam in Doda's Apex paramedical Institute & Asrariya Para Medical and Research Institute Kishtwar, the Assistant Commissioner Revenue (ACR) Kishtwar on the direction of Deputy Commissioner Kishtwar Mohammad Javed Khan order for constitution of four member team to probe the allegations leveled by the students, allegedly duped by the managements of these two illegally running medical institutes. As per the details available with "Early Times", 10 victim girl students alleged fraud by the management of Apex Para medical institute in Doda and its offshoot Asrariya Para Medical ...   READ MORE   Militants strike every third day this year 8/12/2015 11:24:30 PM Abdul Majid Early Times Report Srinagar, Aug 12: After a few years of "normalcy", militants strike in Jammu and Kashmir every third day and, according to security agencies, militancy is on a new high this year. According to latest police data, the state witnessed as many as 76 attacks in the past seven months, since January 1, hinting that on an average militants strike every third day. Last year, the state had witnessed a total of 86 militant attacks. On one end the Sopore-Pattan stretch in North Kashmir is on fire whereas the entire South Kashmir is turning into battlefield. Srinagar, on the other hand, is intermittently taken by surprise by militant attacks, including three gr...   READ MORE   Urology patients to feel brunt at SS Hospital Jammu due to inadequate space 8/12/2015 11:24:22 PM Nitesh Sangral Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 12: Shortage of beds in the Urology Department of Super Speciality (SS) Hospital Jammu has forced the patients to share beds or shift to other wards. However, the administration claimed that there were enough beds for the patients. A doctor told Early Times that the Urology department of SS hospital is catering more than 500 patients weekly of whom around 25 get admitted in Urology department but due shortage of beds, patients shifted to Neurology ward. "However, there are only 26 beds available at the Urology ward along with the authorities have also gave 12 beds in Neurology ward but in view of increasing patients, there is ne...   READ MORE   SIC issues penalty notice against LAWDA PIO 8/12/2015 11:23:58 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Aug 12: Following the failure of the Public Information Officer (PIO) of Lakes and Water Ways Development Authority (LAWDA) to dispose off an RTI application, seeking details about the issuance of sealing orders, the State Information Commission (SIC) has issued a penalty/show cause notice against him. Details available with Early Times reveal that SIC received a second appeal on April 17, 2015 from Arif Rashid Khan of Gagribal Road, Srinagar, against the LAWDA PIO, stating therein that he had filed an RTI application on January 20 this year, seeking information regarding sealing order issued by LAWDA vide letter No LDA/06/4700-01 of January 15, 2015. The PI...   READ MORE   Three cops, two CRPF jawans, civilian sustain injuries in grenade attack in Khanyar Security beefed up across Srinagar city 8/12/2015 11:23:50 PM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Aug 12: Six persons including a civilian got injured in a grenade attack outside the Khanyar police station in downtown Srinagar late this evening. Following the incident the area was cordoned off with searches also being carried out. Police officials told Early Times that at about 8:45 PM suspected militants lobbed a grenade towards a naka party of police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel near the Khanyar police station. The grenade landed near the barricade erected by the security forces resulting into injuries to six persons including a civilian. Reports said that three police personnel including an Assistant Sub Ins...   READ MORE   CM directs officials on facilitating of state Haj pilgrims 8/12/2015 11:14:16 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Aug 12: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today directed for deputation of Secretary Revenue Department to the holy city of Medina Munawarah to oversee the arrangements and facilitate Haj pilgrims from the state upon their arrival in Saudi Arabia. Sayeed gave this direction while chairing a high-level meeting to finalise arrangements for Haj-2015, here, an official spokesman said. "In order to facilitate Haj pilgrims from the state upon their...   READ MORE   Wah Sarkar! Applications invited from ALC candidates for districts not falling along border 8/12/2015 11:10:38 PM Bijay Charak Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 12: J&K's bureaucrats have created a record of sorts by inviting applications from areas along Actual Line of Control (ALC) for district cadre posts from the 10 districts which, however, don't fall along the Line of Control. Some days ago, J&K Service Selection Board issued a notification under No. 04 of 2015, dated 10. 08. 2015, for recruitment against various vacancies under state, divisions and districts for which applications have been invited. Later, JKSSB advertised 587 posts under categories falling under OM/ SC/ST/OBC/RBA/ALC/OSC. In Jammu division, it has published 21 posts in various departments under ALC category in which 16 posts ar...   READ MORE   PDP-BJP Coordination Committee to meet next week 8/12/2015 11:10:33 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Aug 12: In order to review the functioning of five-month long coalition government in the state, the PDP-BJP Coordination Committee will meet next week. Sources said the meeting would most probably be held before August 18. One of the members of the Coordination Committee said the meeting is now overdue and it will be held as early as possible. "The meeting will be held before August 18. We are finalizing the dates. The meeting is over due and the coalition has to streamline the functioning besides find out modalities to strengthen coordination," the member said. "Many important issues including the ongoing development works in the state as well as overall sec...   READ MORE

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